[A. CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:26] >> JUDGE RUBEN BECERRA. : A VERY GOOD MORNING TO YOU ALL. WE HAVE THE INVOCATION. I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO PRAY. IN THE PAST THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW MOMENTS WHERE PEOPLE I KNOW, PEOPLE THAT ARE MY FRIENDS HAVE WEAPONIZED THIS MOMENT AND THAT'S NOT MY INTENT. MY INTENT IS TO CREATE A MESSAGE OF PEACE, UNITY AND HARMONY FOR ALL. IF YOU CAN DO THAT FOR ME, I WOULD BE SO GRATEFUL. >>SURE. >>PLEASE RISE. >>LET US BE IF PRAYER. DEAR GOD, BLESS THESE PROCEEDINGS AND OUR LEADERS FOR WISDOM AND PASSION SO WE CAN ALL BE GUIDED FORWARD AND PROSPER. WE PRAY THIS IN THE LOVE OF JESUS CHRIST. AMEN. >>JUDGE RUBEN BECERRA: YOU SEE HOW EASY THAT WAS. HOW EASY THAT WAS. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >>PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO TEXAS. WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >>DEBBIE GONZALEZ INGALSBE: HERE [E. PUBLIC COMMENTS] DR. MICHELLE COHEN: HERE. MORGAN HAMMER: HERE. WALT SMITH. . HERE. >>NEXT. >>PUBLIC COMMENT. >> >>PUBLIC SPEAKER: FIRST TIME YOU MENTIONED ABOUT WATER AND WHEN I LEFT, I VOTED ON IT. I HEARD SOME ELECTED OFFICIALS UP HERE TALKING ABOUT HOW TO THEY SUPPORTED AND WERE TALKING ABOUT CONSTITUENTS AND DID THE OPPOSITE. THAT'S NOT LEADERSHIP. THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE. YOU GUYS EXPRESS CONCERN ABOUT THE LEGAL CONSEQUENCES, WHAT ABOUT FORMER ATTORNEY MARK, $1.5 MILLION THAT HE COST US FOR THAT WATER DEAL WITH LOST PINES. WHAT ABOUT THE ISSUES, IF YOU LOOK AT THE LAW REPORT THE ATTACK ON OFFICIALS THAT ARE IN THERE FOR REPEATED SEXUAL AND RETALIATION AND THOSE FOLKS CONTINUE TO BE ELECTED AND REELECTED AND YOU ARE OKAY WITH IT. ELECTION DAY ON THE THIRD, JUST A COUPLE THINGS FOR YOU TO WRITE DOWN AND IMPROVE ON. SOME OF THEM ARE TAKING UP THE PARKING SPOTS AT OUR ELECTION CENTERS. THERE ARE SO MANY PEACE OFFICERS THAT ARE ALLOWED TO HAVE THEIR SQUADS THERE ON ELECTION DAY, OFFICERS ARE PUSHING THEM TO GET ELECTED. IF YOU ARE ABLE TO DO THAT KIND OF STUFF, YOU MIGHT BE OVER STAFFED. JUST SOMETHING TO ADDRESS BECAUSE ELECTION IS COMING AGAIN AND IT'S GOING TO GET REAL INTERESTING. I'M REALLY FRUSTRATED WITH THE FBI. I HAVE BEEN REACHING OUT TO THEM BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT'S REQUIRED TO COME OUT HERE. THEY NEED THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND I'M SHOWING YOU WHAT I'M LEARNING. THANK YOU. >>THANK YOU, SIR. >>NEXT UP WE HAVE DEBRA WESTERN. WEBSTER. [00:05:10] >>PUBLIC SPEAKER: GOOD MORNING. I'M DEBRA WEBSTER, DEAN OF THE UNITED WOMEN IN FAITH FROM THE CHURCH HERE IN SAN MARCOS. THE COMMUNITY CENTER WILL BE CELEBRATING 100 YEARS HERE IN HAYS COUNTY IN 2027. THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR ANY ORGANIZATION ESPECIALLY FOR A FAITH-BASED NON-PROFIT. A MEXICAN SOCIAL CENTER WITH FOUR MONTHS OF PRESBYTERIAN FUNDING. THAT FOUR MONTHS OF FUNDING LED TO WHAT WE HAVE TODAY, A THRIVING HUSBB HERE IN SAN MARCOS. THIS MISSION HAS NOT CHANGED THAT MUCH. STAFF CONTINUE TO WORK HERE SERVING EACH NEIGHBOR. WHAT HAS CHANGED DRASTICALLY IS THE WORD NEIGHBOR AND WHAT THAT MEANS. INSTEAD WE SERVE OFFICIALS ALL OVER HAYS COUNTY. AND ALSO RECEIVES SUPPORT FROM MANY FAITHFUL INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES. THIS IS BECAUSE THE OUTSIDE DOES THE WORK THAT WE ARE ALL CALLED TO DO. WE FEED THE HUNGRY, WE CLOTHES THE NAKED AND HOUSE THE UNHOUSED AND WE HELP TO MEET THE GROWING NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. STAFF HAS WORKED DILIGENTLY TO CREATE THE HOUSING PROGRAM PROVIDING HOUSING AFFORDABILITY AND HOMELESSNESS IN HAYS COUNTY. AND THIS IS TO SERVE AND POTENTIAL SOLUTION OF HOMELESSNESS. AND ALREADY IN THE DISCOVERY PROCESS AND COMAPACIT TO BUILDING HOUSING AND WE NEED MORE FUNDING. THIS PROGRAM IS ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL TO OUR COMMUNITY. YOUR FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE SOUTH SIDE IS NECESSARY. THIS TIME IS NOW AND IN FACT THE TIME HAS PASSED. PLEASE LET'S CATCH UP. GOD BLESS YOU. >> >> NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. >>PUBLIC SPEAKER: GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS CLAUDE, AND FROM THE SOUTH SIDE COMMUNITY CENTER. DEBRA SHARED WHAT THE CENTER CONTINUES TO DO EACH AND EVERY DY. I'M GOING TO BRING UP A BRIEF PERSPECTIVE RELATIVE TO SOUTH SIDE'S FINANCIAL COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY. BEFORE I SERVED WITH THE CORPORATION FOR MANY YEARS AS EXECUTIVE CFO AND ON THE BOARD. BECAUSE OF THAT RELATIONSHIP, THE FAITH THAT THE MCCOY FOUNDATION HAS, SOUTH SIDE AND ITS MISSION, THEY HAVE EXPRESSED A WILLINGNESS TO CONTINUE THE EFFORT IN OUR HOUSING STABILITY PROGRAM IF THE COUNTY COMES ALONGSIDE AND PARTNERS WITH THEM. AS TREASURER OF MY ROLE, I MAKE SURE THAT EVERY DOLLAR THAT IS ENTRUSTED TO SOUTH SIDE IS USED IN THE MOST EFFICIENT MANNER POSSIBLE. IN MY OPINION, OUR HOUSING STABILITY PROGRAM IS THE ONE OF THE MOST PROMISING AND RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENTS OUR COUNTY CAN MAKE. AS A TAXPAYER, I STAND HERE BEFORE YOU HAVING WITNESSED THE PROGRAM AND THE SUCCESSES THAT WE'VE HAD. PREVENTING HOMELESS COST PEAS ON [00:10:09] THE DOLLAR COMPARED TO THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN EVICTED FROM THEIR HOMES. BUT BEYOND THE NUMBERS. THERE IS THE HUMAN IMPACT. EVERY EVICTION NOTICE COMES WITH THE STRESS ON THE FAMILY. POSSIBLY WITH CHILDREN, A SENIOR, THAT BECAUSE OF A SHORT-TERM FINANCIAL PROBLEM, CRISIS, THE WORLD IS TURNED UPSIDE DOWN. FOR NEARLY A CENTURY, AS WE'VE HEARD, SOUTH SIDE HAS BEEN SERVING AND CARING FOR THE NEIGHBORS IN SAN MARCOS AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. >>JUDGE RUBEN BECERRA: THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORDS. >> NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. >>PUBLIC SPEAKER: GOOD MORNING, JUDGE, GOOD MORNING COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS TOM SOLOMON, THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF SOUTH SIDE COMMUNITY STRCENTER. MANY YOU KNOW WHAT THE WORK DOES, YOU KNOW THE CARING WORK THAT OUR FAMILIES AND PEOPLE WHO SHOW UP ON OUR DOORS ON THE WORST DAY OF THEIR LIVES. YOU KNOW SOUTH SIDE IS HERE TO HELP BECAUSE THE COUNTY SENDS PEOPLE TO SOUTH SIDE TO GET HELP. YOU TRUST US TO CARE FOR HAYS COUNTY'S NEEDS. THE SOUTH SIDE FUNDING FOR THE HOUSING STABILITY PROGRAM RUNS OUT IN APRIL. FRIENDS, THAT'S NEXT MONTH. THE SOUTH SIDE PROGRAM STOPS HOMELESSNESS BEFORE IT STARTS. IT'S NOT ONLY THE CHEAPEST AND MOST EFFECTIVE APPROACH, BUT IT KEEPS OUR HAYS COUNTY FAMILIES IN SAFE STABLE HOUSING AND KEEPS THEM IN A SELF-SUFFICIENT APPROACH. HAYS COUNTY HAS A $248 MILLION OPERATIONAL BUDGET. OUT OF THAT, SOUTH SIDE ONLY RECEIVES $25,000 A YEAR FROM HAYS COUNTY. ONLY $25,000. WE ARE ASKING YOU TO SUPPORT US WITH ONE 10TH OF ONE PERCENT OF THE COUNTY'S BUDGET. WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR A NICKEL'S WORTH NOT EVEN A PENNY'S WORTH. WE ARE ASKING FOR ONE TENTH OF A PENNY. WE BELIEVE THAT EACH OF YOU COULD FIND IT IN THE COUCH IF YOU WANTED TO. T TOO, WHO AMONG YOU WILL KEEP OUR NEIGHBORS IN SAFE HOUSING. WHO AMONG YOU WILL FIND THE FUNDS TO FUND 400 FAMILIES IN THE NEXT YEAR, ACTIONS INTO AFFORDABILITY AND SOLVING THE HARD PROBLEMS HAYS HAYS COUNTY EXPECTS YOU TO ADDRESS? WHO AMONG YOU IS READY TO LEAD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, GOD BLESS YOU. GOD BLESS HAYS COUNTY. >>THANK YOU. >> >> NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. >>PUBLIC SPEAKER: HELLO, MY NAME IS SHERIDAN SCHAFER. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE TODAY. I'M WONDERING WHETHER THE COMMISSIONERS COURT HAS CREATED SOLUTIONS TO THE UNDOCUMENTED IN OUR COUNTY. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU PICKED UP WHERE YOU LEFT OFF LAST TIME. THE LAST COMMISSIONERS COURT MEETING WAS THE FIRST THAT I WOULD ATTEND. I'M IMPRESSED BY YOU ALL THAT YOU CARE ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR CONTROL OF OUR DATA CENTERS. HOWEVER, AFTER I LEFT, I SAW CONVERSATIONS, JUDGE BECERRA, PSTED A MEMO WHERE YOU WERE CALLING OUT OTHER COMMISSIONERS, [00:15:02] AND WHERE SHE WAS CALLING YOU OUT. I HATE TO SEE THIS DOWN TO A POLITICAL IN INVITING WHERE WE REALLY SHOULD STAY FOCUSED ON THE ISSUE AT HAND. I WOULD SAY BOTH SIDES ARE TO BLAME AND I DON'T WANT TO FEEL LIKE I HAVE TO PICK A SIDE HERE BECAUSE I GENUINELY SUPPORT YOU ALL AND HAVE RESPECT FOR YOU ON THE COURT. I'M URGING YOU TO FIND IT TO WORK COLLECTIVELY TO FIND A SOLUTION. WE WENT TO THE CRYSTAL CLEAR SPECIAL UTILITY BOARD MEETING. THEY DIDN'T HAVE WATER RESTRICTIONS OR DEVELOPMENT CENTER ON THE AGENDA, AFTER HOURS OF PUBLIC TESTIMONY, THEY SAID THEY WEREN'T LEGALLY ALLOWED TO DISCUSS IT AND WOULD MAYBE HIT IT. AS YOU KNOW CRYSTAL CLEAR, THE AL ALLIANCE OF WATER. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THIS MARK GUY. IT SOUNDS LIKE HE VOTED WITH AQUA WATER AND AGAINST GIVING FUNDING TO THE CONSERVATION DISTRICT. THIS IS ALL VERY NEW INFORMATION FOR ME. I'M NOT TRYING TO PICK SIDES AND TRYING TO DECIPHER IT ALL AND THOSE WHO FOLLOW THIS AND MORE ABOUT HE SHOULD, SHE SAID, I'M RIGHT, YOU ARE WRONG VERSUS WHAT CAN THE COMMUNITY DO TO STAND FOR HELP. WHO DO WE CALL, WHO DO WE EMAIL, WHAT MEETINGS DO WE SHOW UP TO? IS IT THE UTILITY BOARD MEETING, CONSERVATION DISTRICT, THE COUNTIES WORKING WITH THE COUNTIES. WE WANT TO STAND UP AND SUPPORT YOU. WE DON'T NEED TO HEAR WHY IT'S WRONG, BUT WE NEED TO HELP YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE THIS CONVERSATION AND WE ARE WATCHING AND WE WANT TO BE HERE. [F.1. Adopt a Proclamation recognizing March 2026 as American Red Cross Month. BECERRA] >>JUDGE RUBEN BECERRA. . : THAT'S THE END OF THE LINE. NOW WE MOVE TO F 1. PRESENTATIONS & PROCLAMATIONS 1. ADOPT A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING MARCH 2026 AS AMERICAN RED CROSS MONTH. BECERRA PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING MARCH 2026 AS RED CROSS MONTH WHEREAS, WE CELEBRATE AMERICAN RED CROSS MONTH BY HONORING OUR NEIGHBORS WHO MAKE ITS HUMANITARIAN MISSION POSSIBLE IN SAN MARCOS EVERY DAY BY THEIR ACTS OF KINDNESS THAT CHANGE LIVES, BRING RELIEF, COMFORT AND HOPE WHEN HELP CAN'T WAIT. THIS COMPASSIONATE SPIRIT RUNS DEEP IN OUR COMMUNITY, JUST AS IT HAS FOR 145 YEARS THROUGH THE AMERICAN RED CROSS; AND WHEREAS, THE RED CROSS IS COMMITTED TO INCREASING THE RESILIENCY OF HAYS COUNTY THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE COMMUNITY ADAPTATION PROGRAM (CAP) AND HYPER-LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SERVICES TO THE HAYS COUNTY COMMUNITY BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER DISASTERS DIRECTLY HELPING FAMILIES COPING WITH THE EFFECTS OF THE CURRENT CLIMATE CRISIS; AND WHEREAS, THIS WORK TO UPLIFT OUR COMMUNITY IS TRULY MADE POSSIBLE BY THOSE WHO SELFLESSLY ANSWER THE CALL TO HELP, WHENEVER AND WHEREVER IT IS NEEDED. THESE COLLECTIVE EFFORTS ARE A POWERFUL REMINDER THAT THE STRENGTH OF OUR COMMUNITY LIES IN OUR SHARED COMMITMENT TO ONE ANOTHER. AS WE MARK RED CROSS MONTH LET US CELEBRATE OUR LOCAL HEROES AND RESOLVE TO CONTINUE LIFTING EACH OTHER UP, SO NO ONE FACES AN EMERGENCY ALONE. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE HAYS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT DOES HEREBY DECLARE THE MONTH OF MARCH 2026 AS: RED CROSS MONTH ADOPTED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF MARCH 2026 >>JUDGE RUBEN BECERRA: PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >>I WOULD LIKE TO ADD AN AMENDMENT. I DON'T HAVE THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS IN MY PRECINCT ANY LONGER. I WOULD LIKE TO AMEND THE FIRST PARAGRAPH TO SAY MISSION POSSIBLE IN HAYS COUNTY INSTEAD OF SAN MARCOS. >>DEFINITELY. THANK YOU, SIR. WE'LL REPHRASE IT. >> ROLL CALL, PLEASE. >>DEBBIE GONZALEZ INGALSBE: YES. MORGAN HAMMER. . : YES. WALT SMITH: YES. >>PUBLIC COMMENT. >>GOOD MORNING. [00:20:03] I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO COMMENT AND CELEBRATE THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE SINCE THE LAST RED CROSS MONTH, THEY HAVE DONE SO MUCH WORK TO SUPPORT THIS COUNTY IN TERMS OF BUILDING RESILIENCE, NOT ONLY DURING TIMES OF DISASTER IN COMMUNITY, BUT DURING THE STATE FOR SUPPORTING WITH FLOODS, FEEDING, MENTAL HEALTH AND HOUSING REPAIRS WHILE NOT NEIGHBORS IN OTHER COUNTIES ACTUALLY WERE THE ONES THAT WERE IMPACTED BY THE CENTRAL TEXAS FLOOD AND STILL HAYS COUNTY SHOWED UP TO SUPPORT. DURING THE MOST RECENT WINTER RESPONSE, WE HAD HOME CENTER, THE W, THE SAN MARCOS VFW, SOUTH SIDE COMMUNITY CENTER, HAYS COUNTY FOOD BANK, CONNECTION, FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, SAN MARCOS ALL SHOWED UP TO ASSIST THE COUNTY IN PROVIDING WINTER RESPONSE FOR OUR COMMUNITY. THEY PROVIDED SPACES FOR WARMING CENTERS, SUPPLIES, TRANSPORTATION, AND THEN COMMUNITY COORDINATION VIA THE RADIO STATION. THEN, IF YOU ARE A HAYS COUNTY COLONY RESIDENT, GOING THROUGH A FIRE, IT'S LIKE L LY GOING TO BE VFW SHOWING UP ON BEHALF OF THE RED CROSS, AND ABUNDANT LIFE CHRISTIAN CHURCH, SAN MARCOS V FW AND BAPTIST CHURCH ALSO STEPPED UP RECENTLY FOR A BLOOD DRIVE. WE THANK YOU FOR THIS COMMUNITY COLLABORATION. >>JUDGE RUBEN BECERRA: THANK YOU, AND I WOULD LIKE TO CORROBORATE, WHAT YOU HAVE SAID IS ALL TRUE AND HAVE ALL BEEN THERE TO SUPPORT THIS NEED. I HAVE DRIVEN UP AND THERE ARE COTS WHERE PEOPLE CAN'T MOVE AROUND ANYMORE, THEY SUPPORT. THEY CAN GIVE YOU A LIST OF THE PEOPLE THEY ARE HELPING. THE COOL THING IS WE ARE A PILOT PROGRAM FOR EVERYONE ON THE PLANET KNOWS WHAT THE RED CROSS IS. EVERYONE KNOWS WHO THEY ARE AND UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY DO. IN SUMMARY, THEY ARE HELPING TO PUT ALL THE EFFORTS THAT WE HAVE AS A COUNTY TOGETHER IN A WAY THAT IS MORE CONCISE, MORE TIDY, MORE COMMUNICATED THAN EVER AND FOR THAT I'M GRATEFUL. THE INFORMATION WE PUT OUT, I DIDN'T MAKE IT OUT. I'M GIVING THIS INFORMATION, WHEN WE ARE WORKING TOGETHER, MORE AND MORE, WE BECOME A WELL OILED MACHINE SERVING COMMUNITY IN A WAY THAT IS MOST MEANINGFUL AND MOST ACCURATE. IN MY LAST MEETING, I ASKED FOR A COHESIVE UNIFIED DOCUMENT THAT EVERYTHING IS TIME SENSITIVE ON EMERGENCY RESPONSE. I HAVE ASKED THEM AND THEY DID CREATE A DOCUMENT THAT SAYS, THESE ARE THE PLACES COUNTYWIDE, THESE ARE THE TIMES DEPENDING ON THE CONDITIONS, THESE ARE THE TEMPERATURES, THESE ARE THE PARAMETERS THAT WE WILL ENGAGE AND INFORM SO WE CAN HAVE A STRONGER CONSISENT VOICE FOR THE RED CROSS THAT HAS ALWAYS HELPED US. EVERYONE YOU TOUCH, EVERYONE YOU READER ALL WONDERFUL PEOPLE THAT MAKE OUR RESPONSES IN COMMUNITY SO SUCCESSFUL. BUT WE ALWAYS HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE AND I'M ALWAYS GRATEFUL TO LISTEN AND THANK YOU FOR THAT VAN YOU GAVE IN KYLE. EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE IS JUST NONE STOP MAGNIFICENT AND WE ARE IN FULL SUPPORT. COMMISSIONER DEBBIE GONZALEZ INGALSBE? >> I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. I KNOW YOU ARE A WONDERFUL ORGANIZATION THAT DOES MEANINGFUL IMPORTANT WORK, NOT [00:25:03] JUST IN OUR COMMUNITY, BUT NATIONWIDE ACTUALLY. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. >>THANK YOU, RED CROSS, WHAT WAS JUST SAID IS A SMALL SAMPLE OF WHAT YOU DO IN COMMUNITY. GIVING SCHOOLS REFRIGERATORS FOR THEM TO HAVE NEED. I'M SO APPRECIATIVE FOR THE WORK THAT YOU ALL DO EVERY DAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >>MORGAN HAMMER. . : THANK YOU, AGAIN, MY COMMUNITY IN PRECINCT 3 IS EXTREMELY VULNERABLE TO NATURAL STATE OF DISASTERS. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DID AND ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO THE MISSION. WE GOT A TRAILER FROM IT. BUT YOU HAVE DONE SO MUCH TO PARTNER WITH ORGANIZATIONS AND WE CARE DEEPLY FOR YOU BECAUSE YOU ALWAYS SHOW UP AS WELL. >>I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH. MY PRECINCT SINCE 2018, WHEN THE JUDGE AND I WERE ELECTED, MY PRECINCT HAS NOT SEEN THIS, BUT WE GOT HIT MORE WITH NATURAL DISASTERS AND WILDFIRE. AND EVERY TIME, I KNOW THAT YOU WILL ALL BE THERE AND MY RESIDENTS TOO. I SAY THIS WITH 800 ACRE FIRE TO HENLEY ALMOST 2,000 ACRE FIRE AND ALL THE FREEZES IN BETWEEN, THE FLASH FLOODS. I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM MR. JONES TO TALK ABOUT THE COLLABORATIVE EFFORT THAT WE FROM A STAFF LEVEL BECAUSE WE CAN SEE IT FROM OUR PRECINCT AND THE DAY-TO-DAY BUSINESS AND WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM HIM. >>IF YOU WILL APPROACH THE PODIUM. THANK YOU FOR THE SUGGESTION, COMMISSIONER. >>MIKE -- DIRECTOR. DO WE HAVE ENOUGH TIME. >>YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU SAY YOUR CUP HAS RUNNETH OVER, WE HAVE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF HEART, PEOPLE WILLING TO SERVE, COMMUNITY SERVICE, THEY ARE WILLING TO GIVE THEIR TIME TO HELP WITH ASSISTANCE WHEN IT'S NEEDED. THE RED CROSS, THESE FOLKS ARE THE REASON WHY WE ARE ABLE TO RESPOND THE WAY WE DO AND WHERE WE ARE ACTUALLY ABLE TO MAKE SOME ROADS AND HELP WITH THE RECOVERY. WITH THE FLOODS, THERE WERE OVER 1500 FAMILIES THAT WERE AFFECTED BY THE FLOODS AND MANY LOST THEIR HOMES. BECAUSE OF THAT EFFORT AND BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER, OUR COMMUNITY AS A FORCE, A MULTIPLIER THAT GOES OUT THERE. IT'S NOT GOVERNMENT. IT'S THESE INDIVIDUALS SITTING IN THAT COURTROOM. THANK YOU. I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH THANK YOUS, BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>JUDGE RUBEN BECERRA: WELL SAID. IT'S CUSTOMARY FOR US TO TAKE A PICTURE. ANYONE TIED TO RED CROSS, PLEASE COME UP TO TAKE A PICTURE. >> [F.2. Adopt a proclamation recognizing the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. BECERRA] [00:31:25] JUDGE RUBEN BECERRA: PLEASE OPEN F 2. >> 2. ADOPT A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SIGNING OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. BECERRA >>SO MOVED.. >>SECOND. >>ALL RIGHT. DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO READ? ALL RIGHT. >> ANNIVERSARY OF THE SIGNING OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE WHEREAS, ON JULY 4, 2026, OUR NATION WILL COMMEMORATE THE SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY OF THE SIGNING OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE; AND WHEREAS, THE JOURNEY TOWARD THIS HISTORIC MILESTONE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REFLECT ON OUR NATION'S PAST, HONOR THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF ALL AMERICANS, AND LOOK AHEAD TO FUTURE GENERATIONS WHO WILL CARRY FORWARD THE IDEALS OF DEMOCRACY AND INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY THAT MAKE THE UNITED STATES A UNIQUE NATION IN THE WORLD COMMUNITY; AND WHEREAS, THE GREAT STATE OF TEXAS PROVIDED AID TO THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION AND WAS FOUNDED ON THE IDEALS OF INDIVIDUALISM, POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY, WESTWARD EXPANSION, AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS, PIONEERED BY THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR GENERATION; AND WHEREAS, THE NATIONAL SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION (DAR) IS A NON-POLITICAL WOMEN'S SERVICE ORGANIZATION, ESTABLISHED IN 1890, WHOSE MEMBERS ARE LINEALLY DESCENDED FROM PATRIOTS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION; AND WHEREAS, THROUGH THE DAR PRESIDENT GENERAL'S LEADERSHIP, DAUGHTERS ARE SPENDING THE NEXT THREE YEARS ILLUMINATING OUR LEGACY BY CELEBRATING OUR NATION'S RICH HISTORY AND DIVERSITY, PROMOTING BELONGING THROUGH MEMBERSHIP AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO GOD, HOME, AND COUNTRY, AND BY COMPLETING PROJECTS IN UNIQUE, LOCAL, AND IMPACTFUL WAYS; AND WHEREAS, FROM THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BOSTON TEA PARTY IN 2023 TO THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SIGNING OF THE TREATY OF PARIS IN 2033, DAUGHTERS ARE CELEBRATING OUR NATION'S RICH HISTORY AND DIVERSITY OF EXPERIENCE BY HONORING ALL MEN AND WOMEN WHO ACHIEVED AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE. THESE PATRIOTS, BELIEVING IN THE NOBLE CAUSE OF LIBERTY, FOUGHT VALIANTLY TO ESTABLISH A NEW NATION; AND WHEREAS, JACOB'S WELL CHAPTER DAR, ON APRIL 25, 2026, WILL DEDICATE AN AMERICA 250! DAR PATRIOTS MARKER AT EMILYANN VETERANS MEMORIAL PLAZA TO COMMEMORATE THE SERVICE AND SCRIFICE OF REVOLUTIONARY WAR PATRIOTS. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE HAYS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT DOES HEREBY COMMEND THIS COMMEMORATION TO ALL OUR HAYS COUNTY, TEXAS, RESIDENTS ADOPTED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF MARCH 2026 >>BEAUTIFUL, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >>ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. I WILL TELL YOU THIS IS AN HISTORIC MOMENT AND SYMBOLIC TIME. THIS IS A WONDERFUL THING TO CELEBRATE NO MATTER HOW YOU LOOK AT IT. WE HAVE A LIVING MIRACLE AND I HAVE HEARD MORE AND MORE ABOUT THE WAY GOVERNMENT WORKS AND WOULD NEVER HAVE APPRECIATED JUST HOW INTRICATE AND WELL THOUGHT OUT THIS IS SINCE I WAS IN SCHOOL AND CONTINUE TO LEARN. >>IT'S A GREAT TIME TO BE SERVING IN THIS TIME IN HISTORY [00:35:02] FOR SPECIFIC THIS ITEM AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY TO CELEBRATE SUCH AN HISTORIC OCCASION. >>I AGREE. A BIG MILESTONE FOR OUR COUNTRY AND THAT WE ARE STILL A VERY YOUNG COUNTRY STILL LEARNING. I BELIEVE ALL OF US BREATHE RED, WHITE AND BLUE AND THAT'S OUR GOVERNMENT. >>WONDERFUL. >>IT'S A WONDERFUL PROCLAMATION. I'M THANKFUL TO BE PART OF IT AND IN THIS ROLE SERVING OUR CONSTITUENCY AND REALLY SERVING OUR POPULATION. >>I AGREE WITH MY COLLEAGUES. IT'S THE FOUNDATIONAL DOCUMENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND GREAT TO CELEBRATE IT. THINK. >>JUDGE RUBEN BECERRA: ONE MORE ITEM, IN MY CAPACITY AS COUNTY JUDGE, WHEN I'M FACED WITH HONESTLY SOME PEOPLE CALL IT CALAMITIES AND I AGREE. I ALWILL ALWAYS GO BACK TO FOUNDING PRINCIPLES AND FOUNDING DOCUMENTS AND ALWAYS FIND MYSELF MORE THAN EVER SAYING FOLLOW THE CONSTITUTION, FOLLOW THE CONSTITUTION, FOLLOW THE CONSTITUTION. HOLY SMOKES, WHO KNEW, HERE WE ARE AND WE ARE FOLLOWING THE CONSTITUTION, FOLLOWING THE CONSTITUTION, FOLLOWING THE CONSTITUTION. [F.3. Adopt a Proclamation recognizing March 2026 as Women's History Month. BECERRA (Part 1 of 2)] >>THANK YOU FOR THIS. >>F 3. >> 3. ADOPT A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING MARCH 2026 AS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH. BECERRA THANK YOU. THIS WAS FUND TO CREATE IT AND SO PLEASE READ IT AND TAKE YOUR TIME. >>PROCLAMATION FOR WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH WHERE IT'S TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE CONTRIBUTIONS THROUGHOUT AMERICAN HISTORY FOR INSTITUTIONS AND NATIONS. WHEREAS THE OBSERVANCE OF WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH TO HIGHLIGHT THE HISTORICAL ACHIEVEMENT OF WOMEN, WHOSE LEADERSHIP, COURAGE HAVE SHAPED SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL AND POLITICAL PROGRESS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND WHEREAS THE WOMEN HAVE CONTRIBUTED AS INDICATORS, HEALTH SERVICE, PROFESSIONALS, COMMUNITY ADVOCATES, SCIENTIST AND LEADERS IN EVERY FIELD OF ENDEAVOR. WHEREAS EVER WOMAN CONTINUES TO SUPPORT FAMILIES, SUPPORTING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND PROTECTING NATURAL RESOURCES ACROSS HAYS COUNTY. WHEREAS WE FURTHER CELEBRATE THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE FIRST WOMEN TO SERVE IN HAYS COUNTY AND THE SURROUNDING REGION. DEBBIE BROWN, THE FIRST WOMAN, SANDRA BRYANT, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, AMANDA, SERVING AS CLERK, ELENA, AND TAX ASSESSOR CLERK, COUNTY CLERK, THE FIRST WOMAN COUNTY DISTRICT CLERK, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE AND THE FIRST WOMAN JUSTICE OF THE PEACE IN HAYS COUNTY, MARY LUCY, THE FIRST WOMAN MAYOR OF CENTRAL TEXAS, STEPHANIE SERVED AS THE HAYS COUNTY, JORDAN, THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN. THE FIRST WOMAN ELECTED TO THE COUNCIL, FIRST WOMAN JUDGE ELECTED COUNTYWIDE. STEPHANIE ROBINSON, THE FIRST WOMAN TO SERVE AS DIRECTOR OF COMBINED COMMUNICATION CENTER, THE JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, FIRST BO WOMAN COUNTY TREASURER, COUNTY JUDGE, FIRST HISPANIC WOMAN, SHERRIE, THE FIRST WOMAN DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND FIRST WOMAN DISTRICT JUDGE IN HAYS COUNTY. CATE BAILEY, FROM TEXAS, FIRST COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AND DEAN OF THE SENATE. WHEREAS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH PROVIDES [00:40:02] THE OPPORTUNITY FOR RESIDENCTS O FOCUS ON THE IMPROVEMENT OF EVERY SECTOR OF OUR SOCIETY. NOW, THE COMMISSIONERS COURT DOES HEREBY RECOGNIZE THE MONTH OF MARCH AS WOMEN'S MONTH IN HAYS COUNTY AND TO SUPPORT EFFORTS TO SUPPORT QUALITY AND LEADERSHIP OF WOMEN ACROSS OUR COMMUNITY. ADOPTED THIS 10TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026. >>AS FUN AS THAT WAS TO CREATE, MY OFFICE DID THE WORK. I'M SURE YOU CAN RECOGNIZE PEOPLE WHO WE FORGET. IF YOU HAVE SOME NAMES TO ADD TO THEM, I APPRECIATE IT AND WELCOME THEM. >>CAN I GET A COPY OF THAT. I JUST WANT TO READ THROUGH IT. >>I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A COPY OF [F.4. Adopt a Proclamation recognizing March 24th, 2026 as the 2026 World TB Day. COHEN/INGALSBE/GONZALES] THAT. >>WE'LL GIVE YOU TIME TO READ IT? >> PLEASE OPEN F 4. >> 4. ADOPT A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING MARCH 24TH, 2026 AS THE 2026 WORLD TB DAY. ALL RIGHT. IF YOU WILL READ THAT ONE. COHEN/INGALSBE/GONZALES PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING MARCH 24, 2026 AS WORLD TB DAY WHEREAS, ONE-QUARTER OF THE WORLD'S POPULATION IS INFECTED WITH MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS (TB), AND IN 2024 SOME 10.7 MILLION PEOPLE BECAME SICK WITH TB DISEASE WORLDWIDE INCLUDING 5.8 MILLION MEN, 3.7 MILLION WOMEN, AND 1.2 MILLION CHILDREN; A DECREASE FROM 10.8 MILLION PEOPLE IN 2023, TB HAS RETURNED AS THE SINGLE MOST INFECTIOUS AGENT TO CAUSE DEATH; THE UNITED STATES ACCOUNTED FOR 10,388 TUBERCULOSIS CASES; AND A TOTAL OF 1.23 MILLION PEOPLE DIED FROM TUBERCULOSIS WORLDWIDE IN 2024; AND WHEREAS, IN 2024 TUBERCULOSIS CAUSED ILLNESS IN 1,777 RESIDENTS IN TEXAS - A RATE OF 4.1 PER 100,000, AN INCREASE OF 1.1% FROM 2023; AND WHEREAS, TEXAS IS ONLY SECOND TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE NUMBER OF REPORTED CASES OF TB ACCORDING TO THE CDC; AND RISK FACTORS AFFECTING THE ELIMINATION IN TEXAS: HIGH POPULATION OF NON-US BORN (76%), LARGE HISPANIC POPULATION (40%), BORDER TO MEXICO WHICH IS NUMBER 1 COUNTRY OUT OF THE TOP 5 COUNTRIES, AND LARGE POPULATION AFFECTED BY DIABETES (24.2%); AND WHEREAS, DRUG RESISTANT TB CASES IN THE U.S. WERE 7,475 IN 2024, AND THE SPREAD OF THESE ORGANISMS NATIONALLY THREATENS TO UNDERMINE OUR GOAL TO ULTIMATELY ELIMINATE TUBERCULOSIS; AND WHEREAS, PULMONARY TB IS VERY CONTAGIOUS AND MAKES OF 70% OF THE CASES, AND TREATMENT FOR INFECTED INDIVIDUALS IS CRITICAL IN HALTING THE CYCLE OF TRANSMISSION JUST AS TREATING THE LATENT INFECTION IS CRITICAL TO ELIMINATING TB DISEASE; AND WHEREAS, IT IS ESTIMATED THAT OVER ONE MILLION TEXAS RESIDENTS ARE INFECTED WITH THE TB, AND THOUGH NOT CURRENTLY CONTAGIOUS HAVE A 5-15% LIFETIME RISK OF DEVELOPING TB DISEASE IF NOT TREATED PREVENTIVELY; FINDING THESE TEXAS RESIDENTS IS HOW WE ARE GOING TO ELIMINATE TB AND GET TEXAS CLOSER TO THE UNITED STATES AVERAGE OF 3 CASES PER 100,000 IN 2024. COMPARATIVELY, TEXAS FALLS BEHIND THE UNITED STATES' AVERAGE, WITH 4.1 CASES PER 100,00; AND WHEREAS, THE STATE OF TEXAS AND HAYS COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT ARE UNITED TO SUPPORT THE INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY TB, AND RENEW OUR COMMITMENT TO PREVENTING THE SPREAD OF TB BY PUBLIC AWARENESS AND CONTINUING OUR PREVENTIVE EFFORTS; AND WHEREAS, HAYS COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS ONE OF 30 LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS AND ONE OF 6 LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS IN PUBLIC HEALTH REGION 7 THAT PROVIDE TUBERCULOSIS SCREENING, TREATMENT, AND SURVEILLANCE WHEREAS, THE HAYS COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT TREATED 9 CASES OF TB DISEASE IN 2024 AND 7 CASES OF TB DISEASE IN 2025 WITH 452 VISITS RELATED TO TB DISEASE AND LATENT TB TREATMENT IN FISCAL YEAR 2025; AND WHEREAS, “WE CAN MAKE HISTORY: END TB” RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE INTERNATIONAL HEALTH THREAT PRESENTED BY TUBERCULOSIS, THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL, THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH [00:45:01] SERVICES DIVISION OF TUBERCULOSIS ELIMINATION JOINED WITH OUR REGION 7 TUBERCULOSIS PREVENTION PROGRAM, HAYS COUNTY, AND HAYS COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO INVITE ALL HEALTH PROVIDERS AND RESIDENTS OF HAYS COUNTY, TEXAS TO RECOGNIZE WORLD TB DAY MARCH 24, 2026. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE HAYS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT DOES HEREBY COMMEND THIS COMMEMORATION TO ALL OUR HAYS COUNTY, TEXAS, RESIDENTS ADOPTED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF MARCH 2026 WELL DONE, ROLL >> ROLL CALL, PLEASE. >> TITLE. >>GOOD MORNING. I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR RECOGNIZING THE PROCLAMATION FOR WORLD T.B. DAY. IT IS NOT MARCH 24TH, BUT WE ARE DOING THIS EARLY BECAUSE OUR STAFF WILL BE VISITING ON MARCH 24TH, A LARGE REGIONAL CELEBRATION. THEY THINK OF THINGS LIKE MATERNAL HEALTH AND WHAT TO BE AWARE OF IS TUBERCULOSIS AND IS SOMETHING THAT IS STILL PRESENT IN OUR COMMUNITY AND SOMETHING THAT IS A SERVICE THAT WE STILL PROVIDE AND TUBERCULOSIS IS A COMMUNITY AWARENESS THAT IS STILL PRESENT AND MANY OF OUR LOCAL PROVIDERS ARE NOT AWARE OF THAT. MOST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK OUR HAYS COUNTY STAFF AND OUR NURSING STAFF AND EPIDEMIOLOGY STAFF, IF YOU CAN STAND UP REAL QUICK. THEY HAVE HELPED US WITH 1425 APPOINTMENTS WHETHER THEY ARE ACTIVE CASES OR LATENT CASES AND HELP PEOPLE WHO ARE SICK WITH THE TREATMENT THEY NEED. I APPRECIATE YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO. ALSO WANT TO SHOUT OUT THE JAIL STAFF BECAUSE THE WORK THEY DO TO MAKING SURE THE SCREENINGS ARE OCCURRING WITHIN THE JAIL SO TUBERCULOSIS IS NOT SPREADING IN IT. THEY DO A REAL GREAT JOB IN COOPERATING WITH US FOR T.B. SCREENING. I WANT TO COMMEND THEM FOR THAT. LASTLY, OUR SCHOOL NURSES IN THE COMMUNITY PLAY A BIG ROLE IN PASSIVE AND ACTIVE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS AND MAKING SURE THEY ARE AWARE OF IT. MAKING SURE THAT T.B. IS NOT SPREADING IN OUR COMMUNITY. IN OUR COUNTY, WE ARE ONE OF 30 COUNTIES THAT ENSURE THAT OUR COMMUNITY IS SAFE. >>GREAT JOB. THANK YOU. >>DEBBIE GONZALEZ INGALSBE: THANK YOU, JUDGE. MATTHEW, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS AWARENESS EVERY DAY AND THE WORK YOU DO IS EXTREMELY VITAL TO OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. GREAT JOB. >>YES, MATTHEW, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. IT'S A GREAT PROCLAMATION AND GREAT FOR EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT IS NOT FAMILIAR WITH T.B. AND ALSO EVERY EFFORT THAT THE COUNTY IS DOING BEHIND THE SCENE. I APPRECIATE YOU AND THE STAFF AND ALL THE HARD WORK YOU DO EVERY DAY TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >>COMMISSIONER HAMMER? >> MORGAN HAMMER: THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO TO BRING YOUR WORK TO THE COUNTY IN EVERY ASPECT. YOU ARE SO THOUGHTFUL WHEN YOU COME UP TO SPEAK AND DEFINITELY DO YOUR RESEARCH. >>WALT SMITH. . : I WANT TO SPEAK TO THIS BECAUSE MY DAD HAD BOVINE T.B.. HE SUFFERED HIS ENTIRE LIFE BECAUSE OF IT AND IF IT WASN'T FOR THE SERVICES IN THE COUNTY, IT WOULD BE HARD TO FIND ANY TYPE OF TREATMENT. I KNOW THE WORK THAT YOU ALL DO, THE VACCINATION CLINIC. I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. >>ALL RIGHT. IT'S TIME FOR A PICTURE. PLEASE COME ON UP. >> BEFORE WE GO TO CONSENT, [Items K.3, K.8, K.9, K.10] [00:51:51] CHIEF ASKED ME TO OPEN 3, 8, 9, 10. >> 3. AUTHORIZE THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO REGRADE TWO FY 2026 EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER (ECO) POSITIONS TO TX LAW ENFORCEMENT TELECOMMUNICATOR SPECIALIST (TLETS). INGALSBE/HIPOLITO ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE SUBMISSION OF A GRANT APPLICATION AND THE EXECUTION OF ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTS TO THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, URBAN AREA SECURITY INITIATIVE-LETPA, IN THE AMOUNT OF $210,016.92. INGALSBE/BOUTTE/HIPOLITO ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE SUBMISSION OF A GRANT APPLICATION AND THE EXECUTION OF ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTS TO THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, URBAN AREA SECURITY INITIATIVE-LETPA, IN THE AMOUNT OF $19,910.00. INGALSBE/BOUTTE/HIPOLITO ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE SUBMISSION OF A GRANT APPLICATION AND THE EXECUTION OF ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTS FOR THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, URBAN AREA SECURITY INITIATIVE-LETPA, ON BEHALF OF THE HAYS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, DRONE TEAM IN THE AMOUNT OF $55,000. INGALSBE/BOUTTE/HIPOLITO IF YOU CAN MAKE THAT MOTION FOR ALL OF THEM. WE HAVE SOMEONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ONE ITEM. K 1. I HAVE OPENED IT AND WE CAN TALK ABOUT ALL OF THEM. >>THANK YOU, SHERIFF'S OFFICE. I WILL SPEAK OFTEN K 3 FIRST. DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS FOR FISCAL YEAR 26, YOU PROVIDED THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE WITH FOUR ADDITIONAL EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION OFFICERS. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, I BECAME AWARE THAT WE WERE IN DESPERATE NEED OF ADDITIONAL OPERATORS AND WE WERE FALLING BEHIND AND WE NEED TO SPEED UP. >>FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC, CAN YOU TELL US WHAT T LET OPERATORS ARE? >> YES, THEY RUN WARRANTS AND DATA ENTRY AND WE ARE BEHIND IN THAT PROCESS. >>THANK YOU, SIR. >>OBVIOUSLY THE FOUR EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION OFFICERS ARE VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE ARE GETTING IN APRIL, BUT THEY WERE TELLING ME THAT T LETS WERE EVEN MORE CRITICAL. SO I HAVE MADE A VERY CRITICAL DECISION TO TAKE TWO POSITIONS OFF THE FLOOR DOING [00:55:08] THE WORK, IT'S A VERY SENIOR MONSTER, BUT WE ARE PUTTING THOSE BACK ON THE FLOOR. WE ARE STILL GETTING FOUR E-CO'S ADDED TO OUR WORKFORCE, BUT ASKING FOR YOUR POSITION TO DOWNGRADE TWO SPOTS THAT WE ARE GETTING TWO T LETS POSITION TO KEEP UP. >>THANK YOU. DO YOU FOLLOW? ANYTHING OTHERS YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEXPAND ON? >> I WOULD LIKE TO ASK MY ASSISTANT TO COME IN TO TALK ABOUT THIS. AND WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOUR EMPLOYEES IN THE OFFICE. NOT ONLY WERE THEY ABLE TO HELP WITH THESE ITEMS AND THE GRANTS, THEY CONSTANTLY ARE LOOKING OUT FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. I HAVE BEEN TIPPED OFF BY THEM NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY ARE JUST AMAZING EMPLOYEES AND WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOU ALL. >>YOU'RE WELCOME. THEY ARE WORK SO MUCH. PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE HOW MUCH FEDERAL AND STATE DOLLARS HE HELP US CAPTURE. I'M ALWAYS GRATEFUL FOR THEM. >>CAPTAIN SMITH? >> COMMISSIONERS, JUDGE, THE ITEMS ARE FOR UTILITY VEHICLES AND TWO CLASSES. THE UTILITY VEHICLES ARE NEEDED FOR FESTIVALS, EVENTS, BASICALLY SIDE BY SIDE AND WILL HELP US NAVIGATE IN AREAS WHERE OUR NORMAL VEHICLES WON'T GO. THE OTHERS ARE TRAINING CLASSES FOR THE DRONE TEAM AND ONE IS FOR TRAINING AND THIS WILL ALLOW US TO SEND PEOPLE TO MUCH NEEDED TRAINING. >>BECAUSE WE ARE ALWAYS SPEAKING TO THE VIEWER, WE DON'T SPEAK IN ACRONYMS, WHERE WOULD A SMALLER VEHICLE BE REQUIRED WHERE A NORMAL CAR WON'T. IMMEDIATELY WITHOUT THINKING ABOUT IT, I WENT TO THE FAR WEST COUNTY WHERE A PLANE WENT DOWN AND WE WERE MOVING THROUGH VERY TIGHT SPACES AND IMMEDIATELY THAT CAME TO MIND. SO, I TRUST, I VERIFY THAT I SUPPORT. >>COMMISSIONER SMITH? >> WALT SMITH. . : I NEED TO COMMEND BAILEY. YOU HAVE TAKEN THIS BY THE HORNS AND DONE A GREAT JO JOB. I THINK IT WAS THE HARDEST PART TO GET THE BUY IN FROM INDIVIDUALS THAT WE DEPEND ON AND THOSE THAT DEPEND ON US. THIS IS A MOVING OBJECT AND YOU ARE TRYING TO ADDRESS IT. AS THOSE FIRES START, YOU TRY TO ADDRESS THEM IMMEDIATELY AND HAVING THE WILLINGNESS TO ADDRESS THEM SO THEY DON'T BOIL OVER FOR YEARS, YOU HAVE EARNED A TREMENDOUS RESPECT FROM OUR PARTNERS AND YOU HAVE DONE AN AMAZING JOB AT IT AND I HAVE ALWAYS SUPPORTED ANYTIME WE CAN BRING OUR CITIZENS TAX DOLLARS. I APPRECIATE IT. >>I WASN'T HERE PRIOR TO YOUR STEPPING INTO THESE ROLES, BUT I 100 PERCENT HAVE TO AGREE WITH MY COLLEAGUE. I HEAR THINGS ARE GETTING BETTER AND BETTER AND YOU ARE OPEN-MINDED AND WORK WITH OTHERS. I CONGRATULATE YOU ALL FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR BRINGING THESE FORCES TOGETHER, ALSO WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR GRANTS TEAM AND GLAD THEY ARE TAKING CARE OF YOU AND DOING A GREAT JOB IN LEADING THOSE EFFORTS WITH THEM. >>DR. MICHELLE COHEN: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT AND FOR FUNDING AND FOR OUR GRANTS TEAM FOR FINDING THOSE ALTERNATIVES TO GET THE RESOURCES THAT YOU NEED. >>I ECHO MY COLLEAGUES. I APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU DO TO HELP HAYS COUNTY. [01:00:02] THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DO. >>JUDGE RUBEN BECERRA: BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU. >> ROLL CALL, PLEASE. >> >>YES, THERE YOU GO. HAVE A GOOD DAY. >>WHAT'S YOUR ITEM NUMBER? >> PLEASE OPEN G 13. NOW WE OPEN THEM AS A SLATE. WE HAVE SOME PUBLIC COMMENTS SIGNED [G. CONSENT ITEMS] UP IN THOSE, WE'LL OPEN G 13 DIRECTLY AT THIS MOMENT. >> SERVICES OFFICE TO PURCHASE COGNITIVE JOURNALS FROM CHANGE COMPANIES, INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,225.50, AND AUTHORIZE A WAIVER TO THE PURCHASING POLICY OF OBTAINING THREE QUOTES. WE HAVE ONE PERSON SIGNED UP ON PUBLIC COMMENT. >>YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM SPECIFICALLY. >> >>PUBLIC SPEAKER: I'M CURIOUS ABOUT THIS JOURNAL. JOURNALS FOR INDIVIDUALS, THE NOTES SUBMITTED IN THERE, APPROXIMATELY 75. I DIDN'T REALLY HAVE MUCH DEALING WITH THESE TYPES OF JOURNALS, TYPES OF SERVICES AND STUFF. I'M JUST CURIOUS, WHAT'S THAT CHANGE IN COMPANIES INCORPORATED RECEIPT AND SAYING 380 TOTALING 285, I'M JUST CURIOUS WHAT THAT MEANS. IS THAT SHEETS OR MANUALS, I'M JUST CURIOUS, JUDGE. >>THANK YOU, SIR. ANYONE ELSE SIGN UP? >> NOW, YOU MAY APPROACH THE PODIUM. YOU MAY ANSWER THE QUESTION. >>GOOD MORNING. I'M THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR HAYS COUNTY JUDICIAL SERVICES. WITH ME IS EMILY MAGLEY FOR THE DEPARTMENT. A QUICK FUN FACT ABOUT EMILY, SHE'S A RETIRED EDUCATOR IN SAN MARCOS. WE ARE HAPPY TO HAVE HER AND WITH US FOR ABOUT THREE YEARS NOW. SHE'S DOING AND PHENOMENAL JOB ESPECIALLY WORKING WITH OUR YOUNG OFFENDERS. IF IT PLEASES THE COURT, WE ARE MAKING A REQUEST FOR APPROVING FOR THE JOURNALS TO CHANGE COMPANIES. AS A REMINDER TO THE COURT, THESE JOURNALS WERE ORIGINALLY PURCHASED IN 2023 FOR -- SINCE 2003, WE HAVE GAINED THIS AND NO LONGER NEEDED. RATHER THAN THE PURCHASE, WE ARE REQUESTING TO PURCHASE ONLY FOUR JOURNALS IDENTIFIED AS MY LIFE SKILLS, MAINTAINING MY POSITIVE CHANGES, MY HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS AND MANAGING MY EMOTIONS. WITH THE QUANTITY OF EACH JOURNAL AND TOTAL COST OF $1,255.50. THIS IS A MUCH LESS COST AND ASKING TO REPLENISH THE JOURNALS THAT THE DEPARTMENT UTILIZE WE APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION. >>WOULD YOU MIND STATING WHAT THESE JOURNALS ARE USED FOR. >>MY NAME IS EMILY MEGALY. AS PART OF THE LAW CONDITIONS, THE MAGISTRATE JUDGES WILL HAVE A CONDITION WHICH IS A COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY. I WENT TO THE U.S. FEDERAL COURTS.GOV WEBSITE TO CLARIFY WHAT EXACTLY COGNITIVE INTERVENTION OR THERAPY IS. HERE IS WHAT I FOUND. THAT COGNITIVE CHANGES HAVE A REINFORCING EFFECT AND WILL EVENTUALLY BECOME A [01:05:03] SELF-REINFORCING PROCESS, THE ULTIMATE GOAL. THIS WOULD TURN A VICIOUS CYCLE AS WE KNOW WITH REPEAT OFFENDERS INTO A VIRTUOUS CYCLE WHERE A POSITIVE LOOK HAPPENS WHEN CHANGES IN THINKING ARE THEN REINFORCED BY CHANGES IN BEHAVIOR. WE DOPPLEADDRESSING IR TO THE BEHAVIOR, THE ACTUAL THOUGHT PATTERNS THAT LEAD TO THIS BEHAVIOR. IN A NUTSHELL, THAT'S THE PURPOSE. >>WELL DONE. >>COMMISSIONER SMITH? >> WALT SMITH. >>I HAVE SEEN THIS AS THEY COME OUT. THESE ARE THE ONES YOU ARE USING, THIS IS A GREAT INVESTMENT. >>I SEE THAT YOU HAVE TARGETED THE ONES THAT MATTER THE MOST AND USEFUL. APPRECIATE YOU SPENDING TAX DOLLARS WISELY. >>THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT WORK. I APPRECIATE IT. >>THANK YOU SO MUCH. >>JUDGE RUBEN BECERRA: THANK YOU FOR YOUR FEEDBACK. >> ROLL CALL, PLEASE. >>THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DOCHL NOW WE'LL OPEN THE WHOLE SLATE. WE HAVE THE WHOLE SLATE OPEN. I HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON 9, 10, 15 AND 17. LET'S OPEN THOSE UP AND 22. >>AND 25. 26. WE'LL OPEN THE SLATE. START WITH THE VERY FIRST ITEM. >>G 9. >>DID WE PULL 28? >> WE DID NOT PULL ANY OF THEM. WOULD YOU LIKE TO OPEN 28? >> YES. >>WE WILL REMOVE 28. WE WILL NOT VOTE ON 28. >>THANK YOU. >>YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES ON G 9. THANK YOU. >> >>PUBLIC SPEAKER: AS FAR AS CHANGING, CLASSIFYING FROM THE FAIR LABORS ACT, WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE FROM NON-EXEMPT TO EXEMPT. HOW LONG IS IT THIS WAY UNTIL SOMEONE DECIDED THAT IT WAS BENEFICIAL TO CHANGE IT? I'M CURIOUS. >>THANK YOU. >>NEXT AGENDA ITEM. IF THEY ARE ALL YOU, PLEASE STAND THERE AND WAIT. NEXT ITEM? >> G 10. >>PUBLIC SPEAKER: AS FAR AS THIS ONE, I OBJECT TO THE APPOINTMENT OF OUR COMMISSIONER IF SHE'S STILL A COMMISSIONED PEACE OFFICER. MY CONCERN IS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND I'M SURE LEGAL MIGHT WANT TO GET INVOLVED IF THAT'S THE CASE. A COUPLE YEARS BACK I WAS WITH A TOWING BUSINESS AND STAFFING THE APPEALS BOARD IN CASE SOMEONE GOT THROWN OFF AND 95% OF THE APPEALS BOARD WERE MEMBERS OF THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. I WOULD APPRECIATE A BALANCE OR PUSH IN THE DIRECTION OF A BALANCE FOR THESE POSITIONS AS A COMMISSIONED OFFICER AND A BALANCE WHEN IT COMES TO VOTE ON THESE ACTIVITIES. >>RODRIGO MAYA FOR G 15. >>PUBLIC SPEAKER: THIS IS A $25,000 CHAIR. ANOTHER 17 CHAIRS WITH PLANS TO ACQUIRE ANOTHER 18 AT A LATER DATE. A HIGH PERFORMANCE ERGONOMIC [01:10:09] CHAIR FOR DAILY USE. I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY IF ERGONOMIC AND WHY ANY OTHER CHAIR WOULDN'T BE AVAILABLE FOR USE 24/7. WHY THIS CHAIR, $28,685, THAT'S PRETTY STEEP FOR CHAIRS AND WHY ALL THAT FANS I DESCRIPTION. >>THANK YOU. -- >>RODRIGO MAYA FOR G 15. >>PUBLIC SPEAKER: THIS IS THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE ASKING FOR MILEAGE SERVICES THAT'S VOLUNTEERING. NOW, I UNDERSTAND, THIS PAST WEEKEND MY FIRST FTO IS A HIGHWAY PATROL MAN AND HUNG HIMSELF AND PASSED AWAY. NOW, I UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR COUNSELING IN THESE TYPES OF SERVICES. MY QUESTION IS CAN WE JUSTIFY REIMBURSEMENT AND MILEAGE, IS THERE SUCH A NEED THAT THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE REPEATEDLY FACING TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCES IN THEIR JOB. IS IT A WAR OUT THERE THAT WE NEED A CHAPLAIN EVERY 15 MINUTES? IF WE ARE, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THAT WAY I CAN DEFEND MYSELF BETTER. THANK YOU. >>THANK YOU, SIR. . >>RODRIGO MAYA FOR G 22. >>PUBLIC SPEAKER: HERE WE HAVE ANOTHER PURCHASE. IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,411. IT TALKS ABOUT STAFF IF THEY ARE NEEDING HERE IN THE COURTHOUSE FOR VARIOUS COUNTY OFFICES. I'M JUST CURIOUS CAN WE JUSTIFY THIS AND ALL ARE SO DETERIORATED. WHAT OTHER VARIOUS OFFICES, THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. >>RODRIGO MAYA FOR G 26. >> >>PUBLIC SPEAKER: OKAY. AS FAR AS THIS ONE RIGHT HERE, THIS IS FOR PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE AND NEEDED REPAIRS OF THE REMOTE ACCESS UTILIZED BY STORAGE MANAGEMENT. FUNDING FOR THIS WAS BUDGETED AND APPROVED. WE ARE ASKING FOR $15,928.17. FOR PREVENTIVE NEEDED REPAIRS. IS THIS A NEED AND CAN WE JUSTIFY THE DOLLARS THAT ARE BEING USED? HOW MUCH USAGE AND MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN DOCUMENT, GATHERED STATISTICALLY TO BE ABLE TO JUSTIFY THIS AGREEMENT AGAIN. THAT'S MY QUESTION. THANK YOU. >>JUDGE RUBEN BECERRA: THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES THE ITEMS. WE CAN GO IN REVERSE. WE CAN START WITH TAMMY, ON 15K, WHAT KUE DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE UNIT? >> I DO NOT HAVE CURRENTLY THE HISTORY OF THE PAST INVOICES WHERE WE HAVE USED THE MAINTENANCE THAT WE FREQUENTLY HAVE THE SYSTEM GOING DOWN THAT NEEDS TO BE MAINTAINED. IT CONTROLS OUR H VAC SYSTEM. >>CORRECT ME IF I AM WRONG, THE SPIRIT OF THE QUESTION MIGHT BE AROUND THEY HAVE COME FOR MAINTENANCE AND YOU SAID THAT PERFECT, WERE THOSE MAINTENANCE CALLS HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THIS $15,000 CONTRACT,OR WOULD THEY ABOUT A SIDE DEPENDING ON WHAT'S WRONG? >> CORRECT. ALONG OF THEM WOULD BE PAID EXTRA. WE WOULD HAVE IF THEY WERE NOT [01:15:04] INCLUDED IN THE CONTRACT. >>I KNOW YOU WERE NOT NECESSARILY PREPARED FOR THIS QUESTION, BUT MAYBE IF YOU CAN GET ME THAT ANSWER SOME KIND OF WAY, I WILL MAKE SURE I GET IT TO MR. MAYA, IT'S A GREAT QUESTION AND DESERVES ASKING. IF YOU CAN GET THAT FOR ME, I WILL MAKE SURE THAT MR. MAYA HAS THAT ANSWER. >>WHO ELSE? >> WE ARE GETTING THE BASIC COVERAGE. WE ARE NOT PAYING FOR PREMIUM OR EXTENDED COVERAGE. THIS INCLUDES A SCHEDULED SERVICE VISIT AND SCHEDULED SERVICE MATERIALS FOR BASIC CVERAGE FOR THAT SYSTEM. >>IN GENERAL, WHEN WE HAVE LOOKED AT THESE IN THE PAST, MOST OF THE TIME, THERE IS A SET SERVICE AMOUNT FOR THE SERVICE CALLS AND THE AMOUNT FOR WHAT THEIR VENDOR COST IS THERE FOR IT AND WE HAVE DONE THOSE COMPET COMPETITIVELY IN THE PAST. AND I DO HAVE AN ANSWER ON 10, WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, THIS IS WHAT WE CALL A MIDTERM NEGOTIATION. THE ONLY THING THAT WOULD BE ADDRESS IN THE CBA THIS TIME IS THE SALARY PORTION IN THE C BA. THE REASON I HAVE CHOSEN TO NOMINATE THOSE COMMISSIONERS, DEBBIE GONZALEZ INGALSBE AND HAMMER, THE THREE OF US WILL OR WON'T BE HERE OR WON'T KNOW FOR SOME TIME AND WE REALLY WANT EXPERIENCED INDIVIDUALS ON THERE. COMMISSIONER DEBBIE GONZALEZ INGALSBE IS THE ONLY ONE ON THE COURT WHO ACTUALLY SAT THROUGH A CBA HERSELF AND NONE OF US HAVE BEEN IN THAT ROLE. I WANT A PERSON IN THE CAPACITY THAT WILL BE HERE FOR THE MIDTERM AND THE NEXT ONE AND THIS SOLVES THAT ISSUE. >>JUDGE, I WOULD JUST ASK IF THERE IS A LEGAL OPINION ON WHETHER I HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IN FACT, I WILL SAY THAT DURING THESE NEGOTIATIONS IN THE PAST, I HAVE BEEN THE ONE THAT HAS PUSHED TO HOLD THE LINE ON SOME OF THE ITEMS THEY HAVE REQUESTED. BUT IF I HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, I'M HAPPY TO GIVE UP AND HAVE SOMEONE ELSE TO SERVE, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM JORDAN. I STILL DO HOLD MY COMMISSION. >>JUDGE RUBEN BECERRA: THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER, FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. >>THERE IS NOT A LEGAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST CONCERN FOR BEING ON THE TEAM. >>ANY OTHERS? >> JUDGE, I CAN ADDRESS NO. 22 AS WELL. THE FURNITURE IN THE COURTHOUSE, WE HAVE ADDITIONAL OFFICES THAT HAVE MOVED HERE AND WE SIMPLY DO NOT HAVE ANY FURNITURE TO FILL THOSE OFFICES. SO THAT IT'S FURNITURE THAT WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF THE OFFICES THAT HAVE RELOCATED TO THE BUILDING. >>I KNOW THE WORD ERGONOMIC IS FANCY, BUT I UNDERSTAND WHAT ERGONOMIC MEANS, NOT TO SAY THAT YOU DON'T, BUT IT'S FOR THE DESIGN OF CONTOURS OF US AND PEOPLE MOVING IN SPACE FOR MAXIMUM SUPPORT. IT NOT NECESSARILY SOMETHING THAT IS CONSIDERED SPACE SCIENCE LIKE 10X PRICE. I JUST WANTED TO PUT A CLARIFICATION ON THAT. >>ERGONOMIC IS IMPORTANT SINCE WE SIT ALL DAY. THIS IS REGARDING 15. SO I'M TRYING TO GET CLARIFICATION FROM CHIEF BAILEY BECAUSE HE SAID THESE ARE REPLACEMENT CHAIRS, BUT THE CHAIRS THAT WE'VE PURCHASED FOR THE PSD, SHOULD ALL BE UNDER WARRANTY STILL. HE'S TRYING TO GET CONFIRMATION, BUT HE SAID THESE WERE REPLACEMENT CHAIRS. SO IT WOULD BE GOOD TO TABLE THIS BECAUSE THEY SHOULD BE UNDER WARRANTY AND GET WHATEVER IS WRONG WITH THEM FIXED BECAUSE THEY PURCHASED THEM IN 2020. I KNOW THEY HAVE NEW EMPLOYEES IN THEIR BUDGET THIS YEAR, BUT I DON'T THINK THESE ARE FOR THEM. >>JUDGE RUBEN BECERRA: I'M ALL [01:20:05] FOR TABLING, BUT MY RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE IT AND HOLD IT SO THEY DON'T COME BACK. >>THIS IS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING. THEY DO TYPICALLY RECEIVE THE DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT WE SPEND ON CHAIRS, BUT THEY DO COME WITH A 12 YEAR WARRANTY AND WHAT WE HAVE SEEN FOR BUYING THE CHAIRS FOR $150, BUT WE REPLACE THEM EVERY TWO YEARS. SO IT'S MORE FISCALLY RESPONSIVE TO BUY THE CHAIR. >>BETTER FOR OUR COWORKERS AND BETTER TO APPROVE IT AND DON'T USE IT UNLESS AND UNTILL. >>I BELIEVE THEY WERE SOURCED OFF OF SAM. >>THEY ARE OFF ONE OF THE CO-OPS THAT WE ARE A MEMBER OF. WE HAVE TO DO A SOLICITATION FORM SO THEY ARE COVERED UNDER A CONTRACT THAT WE CAN PIGGYBACK OFF OF. >>THE REASON HE BRINGS THAT UP IS THAT IS A SAM'S CLUB TYPE OF DISCOUNT. >>WE ARE GETTING A DISCOUNT. >>ANY OTHERS FROM COMMISSIONERS. >>ON ITEM 17, TO PAY FOR THE NECESSARY TRAVEL FOR THE CHAPLAIN. I KNOW THAT WAS A QUESTION BROUGHT UP. BASICALLY WHAT HE'S ASKING THAT WE CONSIDER. I THOUGHT THERE WAS SOMETHING ELSE. FAIR STANDARDS LABOR ACT. >>FOR THIS, WE LOOKED AT THE CLASSIFICATION DURING WEEKLY REQUEST, POSITION CHANGES OR AT THE DEPARTMENT HEAD OF ELECTED OFFICIALS REQUEST. WE DON'T MAKE CHANGES ON THE BENEFITS SO TO SPEAK FOR THE EMPLOYEE OR THE COUNTY, THERE ARE SOME FACTUAL STATEMENTS THAT I WANT TO MAKE. WHEN WE CHANGE THE POSITION FROM NON-EXEMPT TO EXEMPT, THAT DOES SAVE THE COUNTY ON OVER TIME. HOWEVER, WE DON'T DO IT FOR THAT REASON, WE DO IT TO MAINTAIN COMPLIANCE. AS WELL AS FOR POSITIONS THAT ARE CHANGING FROM EXEMPT TO NON-EXEMPT TO BE PLACED TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR OVER TIME. >>DID WE ANSWER NO. 22? I DON'T RECALL. >>WE DID. >>THANK YOU. >>IF THERE IS NOTHING ELSE, >> >> ROLL CALL, PLEASE. >>ONE CLARIFICATION I WANTED TO ADD ON ITEM 18. >>YES. >>IN OUR REGULAR BUDGETARY PROCESS, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO VICKIE AND SCOTT FOR WORKING WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. THIS IS FOR COUNTY TRAVEL TO NATIONAL POLICE WEEK FOR OUR SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT HAS BECOME A TRADITION AT THIS POINT. AND FINDING DOLLARS TO DO THAT IN PERPETRUITY WHEN I'M NOT HER. >>AND WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE CONTRIBUTION. >>THANK YOU. >>AGENDA ITEM NUMBERS? STARTING WITH ANYONE? NO. WE'LL KEEP [I.1 Hold a public hearing to consider the implementation of a 'No Left Turn' for the Rooster Springs Elementary. SMITH/A.JONES] GOING. >>THAT PEELS OFF CONSENT NOW TO ROADS. I 1, PLEASE. >> ROADS CONSIDER THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A 'NO LEFT TURN' FOR THE ROOSTER SPRINGS ELEMENTARY. SMITH/A.JONES >>I'M OPENING UP THIS PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? >> I SEE NO MOVEMENT. I CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. >>THIS IS IN THE DIVISION IN FRONT OF ROOSTER SPRINGS ELEMENTARY DONE AT THE REQUEST OF THE ISD. I HAVE WORKED WITH THEM, FORGIVE ME, THIS REQUEST CAME IN ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO. WE OFFERED AND ASK IF ANYONE WANTED TO COME WHEN WE CALL FOR THE INITIAL HEARING AND PRETTY [01:25:06] NON-CONTROVERSIAL AND DIRECTLY FOR SAFETY IN FRONT OF THE SCHOOL. WITH THAT, I WOULD MOVE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NO LEFT TURN LANE. >>SECOND. >> >> ROLL CALL, PLEASE. [I.2. Discussion and possible action to consider the acceptance of road construction & surface drainage improvements for Caliterra Subdivision Phase 3, Section 10. SMITH/A.JONES] I 2. >> ACTION TO CONSIDER THE ACCEPTANCE OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION & SURFACE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS FOR CALITERRA SUBDIVISION PHASE 3, SECTION 10. SMITH/A.JONES >>SO MOVED.. >>SECOND. >> >> ROLL CALL, PLEASE. >> [I.3 Discussion and possible action to consider the acceptance of road construction and surface drainage improvements, release the performance bond #ACC006003448 in the amount of $1,257,090.00, accept the 2- year maintenance bond #PB03016801411 in the amount of $130,710.79, and accept the 1-year revegetation bond #PB03016801100M in the amount of $97,524.00 for Great Hills Subdivision, Section 8. INGALSBE/A.JONES] >>YES. >>I 3. >> 3. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO CONSIDER THE ACCEPTANCE OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION AND SURFACE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS, RELEASE THE PERFORMANCE BOND #ACC006003448 IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,257,090.00, ACCEPT THE 2-YEAR MAINTENANCE BOND #PB03016801411 IN THE AMOUNT OF $130,710.79, AND ACCEPT THE 1-YEAR REVEGETATION BOND #PB03016801100M IN THE AMOUNT OF $97,524.00 FOR GREAT HILLS SUBDIVISION, SECTION 8. INGALSBE/A.JONES [I.4. Discussion and possible action to accept fiscal surety for street and drainage improvements in the amount of $1,048,986.79 for the Silver Creek (Lunaroya Phase 1) Subdivision, Final (Bond No.PB00114500113). SMITH/BOUTTE/A. JONES] >> CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> >>YES. I 4. >> ACTION TO ACCEPT FISCAL SURETY FOR STREET AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,048,986.79 FOR THE SILVER CREEK (LUNAROYA PHASE 1) SUBDIVISION, FINAL (BOND NO.PB00114500113). SMITH/BOUTTE/A. JONES >>SO MOVED. >>SECOND. >>FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC, JUST SO YOU KNOW, THESE ARE BIG DOLLAR AMOUNTS, BONDS, BEING RELEASED AND BY THE TIME THEY GET TO THE AGENDA AND OPEN IN COURT, JOE, THE DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION, HIS NAME IS ON THIS. HE'S ALREADY GONE THROUGH IT. HIS TEAM HAS GONE THROUGH IT, THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE GONE THROUGH IT. THIS IS NOT A ROBOTIC RUBBER STAMPING, THIS IS THE FINAL GO ON THE PROJECT. >>WHENEVER WE CONSIDER THESE BONDS THESE ARE THE INITIAL DEVELOPER ISSUING THE BOND FOR ANY NEEDED MAINTENANCE FOR THE ROADWAYS. AT THE END OF THE TWO YEARS OPERATION, WE GO OUT AS A COUNTY, INSPECT THEM TO BE SURE THEY ARE TO OUR INDIVIDUAL STANDARDS AND ANY IMPROVEMENTS OR MAINTENANCE THAT HAS TO BE DONE AT THAT ACCEPTANCE POINT IS DRAWN AGAINST THAT BOND SO IT DOESN'T COST TAXPAYERS ANYTHING TO TAKE INTO FACILITIES INTO OUR SYSTEM. >>THANK YOU. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. [I.5 Discussion and possible action to authorize the execution of a Contract for Right of Way Acquisition Services (2026-PSA-65) between Hays County and LJA Engineering, Inc. to provide Right of Way acquisition services for the Darden Hill Road/CR 162, Phase 2 project in Precinct 4. SMITH/A.JONES] >> >> 5. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF A CONTRACT FOR RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION SERVICES (2026-PSA-65) BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY AND LJA ENGINEERING, INC. TO PROVIDE RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION SERVICES FOR THE DARDEN HILL ROAD/CR 162, PHASE 2 PROJECT IN PRECINCT 4. SMITH/A.JONES SO MOVED.. >>SECOND. >>THIS IS PART OF THE PEOPLE TO PULL FROM AND THE ORGANIZATION CHOSEN. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. [I.6. Discussion and possible action to authorize the execution of a Contract for Engineering Services (2026-PSA-24) between Hays County and Pape Dawson Engineers, Inc. to provide Construction, Inspection, and Engineering (CE&I) services for the Old Bastrop Highway project in Precinct 1. INGALSBE/A.JONES] >> >>I 6. >> ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF A CONTRACT FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES (2026-PSA-24) BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY AND PAPE DAWSON ENGINEERS, INC. TO PROVIDE CONSTRUCTION, INSPECTION, AND ENGINEERING (CE&I) SERVICES FOR THE OLD BASTROP HIGHWAY PROJECT IN PRECINCT 1. INGALSBE/A.JONES >>JUDGE, WE MADE THE SELECTION LAST YEAR AND THIS IS THE CONTRACT. >>THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. [J.1. PLN-2855-PC; Hold a public hearing regarding the Hawk Ridge Phase 2 Replat of lots 2-16 & 27. SMITH/BOUTTE] >> ROLL CALL, PLEASE. >> >>YES.YOU, AARON. >> SUBDIVISIONS [01:30:01] 1. PLN-2855-PC; HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE HAWK RIDGE PHASE 2 REPLAT OF LOTS 2-16 & 27. SMITH/BOUTTE >>JUDGE RUBEN BECERRA: I'M OPENING UP THIS ITEM FOR PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE FOR OR AGAINST WISHING TO SPEAK, PLEASE ADDRES THE PODIUM. I SEE NO MOVEMENT. I CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. ALL RIGHT. WHAT SAY YOU, STAFF? ANYTHING? >> YES. >>GOOD MORNING, JUDGE BECERRA AND COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS KOBE, SENIOR ACCOUNTANT WITH FINANCIAL SERVICES. THIS WAS TO HOLD THE PUBLIC HEARING AS THIS IS UNDERWAY FOR THE PROJECT. [J.2. PLN-2901-PC; Hold a Public Hearing regarding Oakridge Park at Kinnicinik, Section 5, Lot 6A, Replat. SMITH/BOUTTE] ONCE CLEARED, THE ITEM WILL BE BROUGHT BACK TO COURT AT A LATER DATE. >>THANK YOU, SIR. PLEASE OPEN J 2. 2. PLN-2901-PC; HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING OAKRIDGE PARK AT KINNICINIK, SECTION 5, LOT 6A, REPLAT. SMITH/BOUTTE >>JUDGE RUBEN BECERRA. . I WILL OPEN THIS ITEM FOR PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE WISHING TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM, PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM. >>KOBE? >> THANK YOU, JUDGE. THIS ITEM SIMILAR TO THE LAST. HOLDING A PUBLIC HEARING AS A GENERAL PROCESS. REVIEW IS STILL UNDERWAY WITH [J.3. PLN-2793-PC; Ratify approval of Rolling Oaks, Section 4, Lot 54, Replat. HAMMER/BOUTTE] THIS PROJECT AND WILL BE BROUGHT BACK TO COURT WHEN IT'S COMPLETE. >>THANK YOU, SIR. PLEASE OPEN J 3. 3. PLN-2793-PC; RATIFY APPROVAL OF ROLLING OAKS, SECTION 4, LOT 54, REPLAT. HAMMER/BOUTTE >>SO MOVED. SECOND. >>COMMISSIONER? >> BASICALLY, THIS IS THE ADMINISTRATIVE RULE. THIS IS THE LAST PROCESS WITHIN THE ADMINISTRATIVE RULE. CORRECT. >>THAT IS CORRECT. KOBE, SENIOR COUNTY PLANNER. REPLAT, THIS IS CREATE TWO LOTS. SUBJECT PROPERTY ALONG LONESOME TRAIL. PUBLIC ROADWAY, WATER UTILITY WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE WELL AND SEWAGE TREATMENT BY ON-SITE SEWAGE FACILITIES. THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN REVIEWED PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE AND REGULATIONS SETFORTH AND WE HAVE ALREADY PROVIDED ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL FOR THIS PROJECT AND THE SAME TO RATIFY THAT APPROVAL. >>THANK YOU, SIR. . PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THAT RATIFICATION MOTION. >> [K.1. Discussion and possible action to pay accrued compensatory hours for Senior Deputy Fire Marshal Aaron Bauer as required by federal labor laws and amend the budget accordingly. BECERRA/M.JONES] >>YES. PLEASE OPEN MISCELLANEOUS ONE. MISCELLANEOUS 1. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO PAY ACCRUED COMPENSATORY HOURS FOR SENIOR DEPUTY FIRE MARSHAL AARON BAUER AS REQUIRED BY FEDERAL LABOR LAWS AND AMEND THE BUDGET ACCORDINGLY. BECERRA/M.JONES SOMEONE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. >>RODRIGO MAYA. >>WE DON'T SEE HIM IN THE ROOM. WE WILL MOVE ON. >>WE HAVE SPENT A LOT OF TIME INVESTIGATING THESE FIRES AND I CAN'T AFFORD LETTING THESE GUYS GO. IF I GIVE THEM TIME OFF, IT'S TIME OFF THEN I WON'T HAVE INVESTIGATORS. [K.2. Discussion and possible action regarding the Health Department's Director Update on the March 4, 2026, Public Health Advisory Board Meeting. COHEN/HAMMER/GONZALES] >> >> ROLL CALL, PLEASE. CALL] >> ACTION REGARDING THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT'S DIRECTOR UPDATE ON THE MARCH 4, 2026, PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY BOARD MEETING. COHEN/HAMMER/GONZALES >>SO MOVED.. >>SECOND. >>JUDGE RUBEN BECERRA: ALL YOURS. THANK YOU, SIR. >>GOOD MORNING, JUDGE BECERRA AND COMMISSIONERS. THE PUBLIC ADVISORY BOARD. >>MATTHEW GONZALEZ, STATE DEPARTMENT COUNTY HEALTH DIRECTOR. WE HELD A MEETING LAST WEDNESDAY PART OF THESE QUARTERLY MEETINGS. DURING THIS MEETINGS, WE DISCUSSED FROM THE PREVIOUS, THE CHAIR, COMMISSIONER COHEN, VICE-CHAIR AND AS WELL AS SOME ITEMS RELATED TO MEMBERSHIP FOR TEXAS STATE, THEY ASKED TEXAS [01:35:06] STATE BE INCLUDED IN PARTICULAR CCC AND AS WELL AS THE INCLUSION OF THE E-SD, AT THE MOMENT STATE OF TEXAS HAS ACCEPTED YOUR AMENDMENT. AND DISCUSSING THE GRANTS TO REMEMBER WHAT THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT DOES LOOK LIKE IN FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT TO GET AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROGRAM AND WHAT IT DOES AND AS PART OF THAT DISCUSSING EARLY INTERVENTION FOR CHILDHOOD HEALTH THAT WAS BROUGHT BY THE STATE UNIVERSITY PARTNERS. THEY WANTED TO LOOK AT HOW TO START PARTNERING WITH US MORE FOR A MORE SYNERGIZED APPROACH IN THE COMMUNITY. THE TRUSTEE AREDONDO WANTED TO LOOK INTO THIS AND HOW IT IMPACTS OUR COMMUNITY AND MAKE HEALTHCARE AVAILABLE WITHIN THE SCHOOLS FOR SOME TYPE OF HYBRID FASHION SO THAT WAY SCHOOLS HAVE LESS ABSENCE FOR THE STUDENTS HAVING TO GET THE HEALTHCARE THEY NEED AND MAKING IT MORE ACCESSIBLE TO THEM BECAUSE MANY STUDENTS AREN'T ABLE TO AND GET SICK. THE NEXT IS HIGHER EDUCATION CAN REALLY INTEGRATE INTO THE COUNTY'S LONG-TERM PLAN HOW THEY CAN UNDERSTAND TO BE MORE COMMUNITY PARTNERS WITH US RATHER THAN THE SILO THEY RESIDE ON AND REALLY ENCOURAGED BY SOME OF THE DISCUSSIONS THAT CAME OUT OF THAT LASTLY, I ASKED HOW THEY WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BUDGET, REVIEW IT, RECOMMENDATIONS, ANY TYPE OF A DISCUSSION. THE BOARD IS FINE WITH THE UPDATES FROM THE DIRECTOR WITH THE OCCASIONAL, HEY, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE SEEING IN OUR COMMUNITY. WHAT'S A PROJECT THAT YOU CAN PUT TOGETHER AS WE THINK ABOUT IT AND GOING INTO ALL OF OUR BUDGETS. LASTLY, THEY RECEIVED THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT ON HEALTH ACTIVITY, PROGRAM ACTIVITIES, OTHER THINGS OF THAT INSTANCE. IT IS THE MOST TALKED ABOUT THING AT THE MOMENT. >>ARE YOU LOOKING FOR ANY ACTION? >> NO, SIR. >>THANK YOU. >>ANY OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS? >> NO, BUT I ALSO WANT TO WELCOME THE COUNCIL MEMBER KIMBERLY. IT WAS THEIR FIRST MEETING. IT WAS A LOT OF INFORMATION AND REALLY GREAT INFORMATION TO UNDERSTAND HOW COUNTY GOVERNMENT WORKS AND HOW THE FUNDING IS ALLOCATED AND THE ENTHUSIASM FROM THE UNIVERSITY IN BEING A GOOD PARTNER WITH THE COUNTY IS [K.4. Discussion and possible action to authorize the execution of a resolution of support for the Guadalupe County application to the Texas Water Development Board Flood Infrastructure Fund grant program. INGALSBE/BOUTTE] WHAT I GOT FROM THAT. IT WAS REALLY GREAT. >>THANK YOU. >>PLEASE OPEN K 4. >> 4. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF A RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR THE GUADALUPE COUNTY APPLICATION TO THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD FLOOD INFRASTRUCTURE FUND GRANT PROGRAM. INGALSBE/BOUTTE 5. DISCUSSION >>WE'VE BEEN ASKED TO SUPPORT [K.5. Discussion and possible action to authorize the submission of a grant application and the execution of associated documents for the Office of the Governor, State Homeland Security Program, on behalf of the Hays County Fire Marshal's Office in the amount of $22,322.00. BECERRA/BOUTTE/M.JONES] THIS. >>WONDERFUL. >> ROLL CALL, PLEASE. >> >> ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE SUBMISSION OF A GRANT APPLICATION AND THE EXECUTION OF ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTS FOR THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, STATE HOMELAND SECURITY PROGRAM, ON BEHALF OF THE HAYS COUNTY FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE IN THE AMOUNT OF $22,322.00. BECERRA/BOUTTE/M.JONES [K.6. Discussion and possible action to authorize the submission of a grant application and the execution of associated documents to the Office of the Governor, Urban Area Security Initiative in the amount of $83,686.00. BECERRA/BOUTTE/M. JONES] >>JUDGE RUBEN BECERRA: GOOD MOVE. GREAT IDEA. >> ROLL CALL, PLEASE. >> ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE SUBMISSION OF A GRANT APPLICATION AND THE EXECUTION OF ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTS TO THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, URBAN AREA SECURITY INITIATIVE IN THE AMOUNT OF $83,686.00. BECERRA/BOUTTE/M. JONES >>SO MOVED.. >>SECOND. >>SINCE WE HAVE THEM HERE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS PROGRAM. OR THEY CAN SPEAK BEHIND YOU, ANYONE. >>PART OF THE CONCERN IS THESE WILL IDENTIFY THE NEW RADIATION. WHICH IS A GREAT RESPONSE AND [01:40:02] WILL ADD TO OUR REGIONAL RESPONSE. MORE IMPORTANTLY WILL ALSO ADD TO THE LARGE GATHERINGS. WE CAN HAVE THOSE FOR ANY POTENTIAL ISOTOPES OR RADIATION COMING INTO THE AREA. >>JUDGE RUBEN BECERRA: YOU JUST SAID A BUNCH OF MAMBO JUMBO. I APPRECIATE YOU AND AS FREDDY WAS LEADING THIS CHARGE, I WAS SHOWN THESE INSTRUMENTS. I WANT THE COMMITTEE TO KNOW THAT WE SIT PERFECTLY NESTLED BETWEEN TWO GIANTS, TRAVIS AND BEAR COUNTY WHICH ALLOW US BECAUSE OF PROXIMITIES AND THE ROOM WE OCCUPY, IT ALLOWS US THE ACCESS TO MAGNIFICENT TOOLS TO DEAL WITH LARGE COUNTY, LARGE CITY, LARGE EVENT TYPE GATHERINGS AND THIS IS ONE OF THOSE EXAMPLES WHERE WE ARE SUPPORTED SIMPLY BECAUSE OF PROXIMITY BECAUSE OTHERWISE WE WOULD BE IGNORED ON THIS I'M GLAD YOU ARE LOOKING FOR IT AND SOUGHT AND HOPE WE GET IT. >>TO ECHO THIS. OUR GRANTS FOLKS ARE THE BEST AS FAR AS THE CORRIDOR. >>THAT'S RIGHT. HIP-HIP HOORAY. >> ROLL CALL, PLEASE. [K.7. Discussion and possible action to authorize the submission of a grant application and the execution of associated documents to the Office of the Governor, Urban Area Security Initiative, in the amount of $21,000.00. BECERRA/BOUTTE/M.JONES] CALL] >>THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE YOU TO LUNCH OR SOMETHING. ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE SUBMISSION OF A GRANT APPLICATION AND THE EXECUTION OF ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTS TO THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, URBAN AREA SECURITY INITIATIVE, IN THE AMOUNT OF $21,000.00. BECERRA/BOUTTE/M.JONES >>SO MOVED.. >>SE >>SECOND. [K.11. Discussion and possible action to authorize the execution of the First Amendment to the Bluestem Development Agreement executed on or about December 16, 2025 between Hays County ("County") and JOE DRAKE MAXWELL, as TRUSTEE of the Maxwell Settlement Trust ("Declarant"). INGALSBE/BOUTTE] >> >>PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. 11. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE BLUESTEM DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT EXECUTED ON OR ABOUT DECEMBER 16, 2025 BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY ("COUNTY") AND JOE DRAKE MAXWELL, AS TRUSTEE OF THE MAXWELL SETTLEMENT TRUST ("DECLARANT"). INGALSBE/BOUTTE >>THIS EXTENDS THE ROAD. >>THIS IS AN AGREEMENT AND BASICALLY CHANGING THE SETBACK FROM 10 FEET TO 15 FEET SO IT LOOKS BETTER ON THE COUNTY'S EYES. [K.12. Discussion and possible action to authorize the execution of a Development Agreement for the Trident Business Park Condominiums between Hays County and Trident Equity, LLC. SMITH/BOUTTE] >>BEAUTIFUL. >>PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE TRIDENT BUSINESS PARK CONDOMINIUMS BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY AND TRIDENT EQUITY, LLC. SMITH/BOUTTE >>SO MOVED.. >>SECOND. >>COMMISSIONER SMITH? >> THIS IS A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BEING NEGOTIATED FROM OUR CIVIL DIVISION OFFICE AS WELL AS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. IT FOLLOWS OUR STANDARD FORMAT. WHAT I WOULD SAY IS THAT I HAVE BEEN VERY ADAMANT IN THESE INDIVIDUAL ONES TO LOOK AT VEGETATIVE PLANT LIFE. THIS ONE WE ASK FOR LOW WATER USAGE AND NATIVE VEGETATION AND PLANT LIFE, THE USE OF BUFFALO GRASS, ZERO ESCAPING. WE HAVE THE ABILITY UNDER THIS AGREEMENT TO COVER UNDER 50%, OTHERWISE THE DECLARANT FOR THIS AND OTHERWISE WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE. >>IT'S A BEAUTIFUL CONTRIBUTION AND HAPPY THAT WE HAVE THIS DEVELOPMENT SERVICE TO SPEAK ON INDIGENOUS PLANTS AND THE COMPONENTS YOU DESCRIBED. THANK YOU. SOMETHING ELSE TO CONTRIBUTE? >> MICHAEL, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. THIS IS OFF OF SPRING LANE AND 290. THERE WAS NO ACCESS, JUST OFF OF SPRING LANE. [01:45:01] >>PERFECT. WELL DONE. >>PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. [K.13. Discussion and possible action to authorize the execution of an lnterlocal Agreement with Deep East Texas Self Insurance Fund for RFP 2025-P09 Workers Compensation Insurance & Administrative Services, and execute a Removal of Agent for La Vernia Insurance Agency, Inc. BECERRA/GRANJENO/HUNT] >> ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH DEEP EAST TEXAS SELF INSURANCE FUND FOR RFP 2025-P09 WORKERS COMPENSATION INSURANCE & ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, AND EXECUTE A REMOVAL OF AGENT FOR LA VERNIA INSURANCE AGENCY, INC. BECERRA/GRANJENO/HUNT >>SO MOVED., >>SECOND. >>ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD TO THAT? >>PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. [K.14. Discussion and possible action to authorize the execution of a contract with Water and Earth Technologies, Inc. for RFP 2026-P01 Flood Warning System Maintenance & Repair Services in the amount of $225,900.00 annually. BECERRA/JONES/HUNT] >> ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF A CONTRACT WITH WATER AND EARTH TECHNOLOGIES, INC. FOR RFP 2026-P01 FLOOD WARNING SYSTEM MAINTENANCE & REPAIR SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT OF $225,900.00 ANNUALLY. BECERRA/JONES/HUNT >>PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >>I KNOW THAT WE KEEP TOUCHING THIS AND OUR COMMISSIONER SMITH HAS SHARED TO HAVE THESE BUILT INTO SOME AUTO MECHANISM TO KEEP [K.15. Discussion and possible action to authorize the execution of a First Amendment to RFP 2025-P01 Sentinel Peak Park Improvements - Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) to update the County representative to the new Parks Director, Karl Flocke, and edit the Owner Contingency related to Guarantee Maximum Price (GMP) #1. HAMMER/FLOCKE/HUNT] THEM OUT OF THE HOUSEKEEPING CALENDAR HERE. K 15. ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF A FIRST AMENDMENT TO RFP 2025-P01 SENTINEL PEAK PARK IMPROVEMENTS — CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK (CMAR) TO UPDATE THE COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE TO THE NEW PARKS DIRECTOR, KARL FLOCKE, AND EDIT THE OWNER CONTINGENCY RELATED TO GUARANTEE MAXIMUM PRICE (GMP) #1. HAMMER/FLOCKE/HUNT >>SO MOVED.. >>SECOND. >>JUDGE RUBEN BECERRA: THIS IS PURELY TO UPDATE THE POINT OF CONTACT, AM I RIGHT. >>NATURAL RESOURCES. ONE IS THEY ARE BOTH HOUSEKEEPING, ONE IS TO CONTACT TAMMY OR MYSELF AND REFLECTING THE CHANGES IN THE ORGANIZATION. THE OTHER ONE IS A BIT OF RECORDKEEPING, GNP 1, THE TOTAL CONTINGENCY FOR THE PROJECT COMBINED AND THIS IS JUST CLARIFYING THAT AND CORRECTING THAT MISTAKE. >>THANK YOU. GREAT CATCH. WELL [K.16. Discussion and possible action to authorize a second contract renewal for RFP 2020-P15 Traffic Counter Inspection & Maintenance with JM Engineering, LLC for two (2) additional years, with proposed price increases. BECERRA/A.JONES/HUNT] DONE. >> >>PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >>YES, K 16. >> ACTION TO AUTHORIZE A SECOND CONTRACT RENEWAL FOR RFP 2020-P15 TRAFFIC COUNTER INSPECTION & MAINTENANCE WITH JM ENGINEERING, LLC FOR TWO (2) ADDITIONAL YEARS, WITH PROPOSED PRICE INCREASES. BECERRA/A.JONES/HUNT >>SO MOVED. >>SECOND. >>JUDGE RUBEN BECERRA: ANYTHING ELSE, STEPHANIE? ALL RIGHT. [K.17. Discussion and possible action to authorize the County Court at Law - Mental Health Court to purchase consumable items for the Mental Health Court participants, in the amount of $215.52. INGALSBE/COHEN/BROWN/HUNT] >>PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> >>YES. K 17. >> 17. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY COURT AT LAW - MENTAL HEALTH COURT TO PURCHASE CONSUMABLE ITEMS FOR THE MENTAL HEALTH COURT PARTICIPANTS, IN THE AMOUNT OF $215.52. INGALSBE/COHEN/BROWN/HUNT >> SO MOVED.. >>SECOND. >>GOOD IDEA. GREAT USE OF MONEY. >>PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. [M.1. Discussion related to the Hays County inmate population, to include current population counts and costs. BECERRA] >>YES. PLEASE OPEN M 1. >> 1. DISCUSSION RELATED TO THE HAYS COUNTY INMATE POPULATION, TO INCLUDE CURRENT POPULATION COUNTS AND COSTS. BECERRA OUR JAIL CAPACITY IS 460 INMATES WHICH LOWERS THE DAILY CAPACITY OF 17 AND IS 567, OUR PEAK 583 MARCH 3. THE ESTIMATE COST IS $88,867, THE AVERAGE MALES PERCENTAGES IS 125 AND FEMALES 0. THE DAY THEY HAVE IN COURT, THEY HAVE BEEN FOUND GUILTY AND NOW STATE INMATES AND SHOULD BE PICKED UP ON THE STATE AND [01:50:02] MANAGED ON THE STATE DIME, NOT THE COUNTY'S DIME. OF THOSE WE [L. EXECUTIVE SESSIONS (Part 1 of 2)] ARE HOLDING 39. PLEASE OPEN EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS. >> 1. EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 551.071 AND 551.087 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE: CONSULTATION WITH COUNSEL AND DELIBERATION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH PROJECT SAN ANTONIO. POSSIBLE DISCUSSION AND/OR ACTION MAY FOLLOW IN OPEN COURT. SMITH 2. EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 551.071 AND 551.072 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE: CONSULTATION WITH COUNSEL AND DELIBERATION REGARDING THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE AND/OR VALUE OF RIGHT OF WAY LOCATED AT OR NEAR COTTON GIN ROAD IN PRECINCT 1 (PARCELS 28, 29, AND 35) AND THE ASSIGNMENT OF LEGAL COUNSEL RELATED THEREWITH. POSSIBLE DISCUSSION AND/OR ACTION MAY FOLLOW IN OPEN COURT. INGALSBE PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.071 AND SECTION 551.072 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE: CONSULTATION WITH COUNSEL AND DELIBERATION REGARDING THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE AND/OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT OR NEAR ROGER HANKS PARKWAY IN PRECINCT 4. POSSIBLE DISCUSSION AND/OR ACTION MAY FOLLOW IN OPEN COURT. SMITH 4. EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 551.071 AND 551.072 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE: CONSULTATION WITH COUNSEL AND DELIBERATION REGARDING THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE AND/OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY ASSOCIATED WITH PARKS AND OPEN SPACE PROJECTS BEING CONSIDERED BY HAYS COUNTY; INCLUDING GRAMMY'S PARK AND PRESA GRANDE TRAILHEAD AND EASEMENT. POSSIBLE DISCUSSION AND/OR ACTION MAY FOLLOW IN OPEN COURT. HAMMER >>JUDGE RUBEN BECERRA: OKAY, WE HAVE OPENED UP THOSE EXECUTIVE [M.2. Discussion and possible action related to the burn ban. BECERRA] SESSION ITEMS AND ALSO ASKED BEFORE WE JUMP INTO THOSE, ASKED TO OPEN THE BURN BAN CONVERSATION. PLEASE OPEN M 2. 2. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION RELATED TO THE BURN BAN. BECERRA >>MIKE JONES, DIRECTOR. THE BURN BAN TODAY AND I HAVE SPOKEN WITH THE CHIEF'S ACROSS THE COUNTY. WE HAVE NOT HAD WHAT WE EXPECTED, BUT WE WILL HAVE TOMORROW. IF THERE IS GOING TO BE A CONSIDERATION OF NOTHING TO BURN, HAVING NO BURN FROM TOMORROW UNTIL SUNDAY AND THEN INSTEAD THE BURN BAN MONDAY 16 THROUGH APRIL, THAT WILL BE AN AGREEMENT. >>TO RECAP WHAT OUR EMERGENCY SERVICES DIRECTOR IS RECOMMENDING AFTER SPEAKING TO THE CHIEF'S COUNTYWIDE IS THE BURN BAN THAT EXPIRES TODAY TO EXPIRE TO RESTATE ON MONDAY TO HAVE A CHANCE TO CLEAN UP OUR ACREAGE AND PREVENT FUTURE FIRES BECAUSE OF THE DEBRIS SITTING ON THE GROUND. JUST SO YOU UNDER WHAT'S HAPPENING. YO >>I THINK IT'S GREAT AND A LOT REACHING OUT AND IT IS A SHORT WINDOW TO ALLOW AN OPPORTUNITY TO BURN. >>THE BURN BAN IS FINE AND WILL STAY THERE AND PUT IT BACK ON MONDAY. >>IT EXPIRES TODAY. >>WHAT I'M SAYING TO REINSTATE IT FOR MONDAY. IF WE HAVE THAT GAP, WE NEED TO SAY IN COURT TODAY WE ARE REESTABLISHING IT ON MONDAY. >>WE CAN DO THAT. >>SO, IT WAS A DOUBLE TRUTH. IT'S LIKE WHEN YOUR REGISTRATION STICKER ON THE WINDSHIELD IS EXPIRED AND SOMEONE SEE'S THAT AND SAYS YOU HAVEN'T PAID YOUR REGISTRATION AND YOU SAY I HAVE AND THEY SAY NO YOU HAVEN'T, BUT IT'S ALSO TRUE. YOU HAVE PAID FOR THIS REGISTRATION. SO IT'S TRUE AND ALSO TRUE THAT I CAN CALL THE BURN BAN BOTH TRUE. BUT YOUR IDEA OF HAVING IT LAST LONGER IS PERFECT THIS WAY. >>JUST WHAT MIKE JONES HAD SAID WE CAN DROP AN ORDER TO BE EFFECTIVE MARCH 16TH. I BELIEVE THE DATE MIKE JONES MENTIONED WAS APRIL 14TH. THAT'S A COURT DATE. [01:55:01] >>PERFECT. WE'LL DO IT THAT WAY THEN. SOUNDS GREAT. THANK YOU FOR THAT. I MOVE THAT WE DO THAT JUST DESCRIBED WITH THE REINSTATED ON MONDAY FOR A LONGER SHELF LIFE OF THAT BURN BAN. LOOKING FOR A SECOND. >>SECOND. >>THANK YOU. >>PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >>YES. THANK YOU, AND IF YOU ARE NOT TIED DIRECTLY TO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS, PLEASE CLEAR * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.